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Zoe Kravitz believes that art made by controversial or problematic artists, such as disgraced director Roman Polanski, should continue to be appreciated despite the nature of their creators.
While promoting the release of her upcoming film Blink Twice, which marks her feature directorial debut, Zoe Kravitz shared her opinions of still being able to enjoy something even if somebody bad was involved in making it, such as the United States of America, she says.
“Roman Polanski has made a couple of her all-time favorites: Rosemary’s Baby and The Tenant. ‘Controversial,’ she admits of admiring Polanski—at least to other people, she qualifies. Kravitz has no difficulty separating the art from the artist. ‘It’s okay that somebody bad was involved in something good,’ she says by way of explanation. ‘What are we supposed to do, get rid of America?’ [via Esquire]
Polanski, the 90-year-old Oscar-winning director of films such as Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, and The Pianist, fled the United States in 1978 before he was set to be sentenced for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. Polanski was charged with unlawful sex with a minor and remains a fugitive of the United States justice system as he has never returned to the country.
Blink Twice, which stars Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum (Kravitz’s romantic partner, fresh off his scene-stealing turn as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine), Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat, will be released in movie theaters in the United States on Friday, August 23.
Here is the official synopsis for Blink Twice, via MGM Studios:
“When tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.”
Kravitz’s directorial debut has opened to solid reviews, as the psychological thriller has an 80% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes after 20 reviews.